POL S101 Lecture Notes - International Telecommunication Union, Universal Postal Union, Stephen D. Krasner
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What is an international organization: cluster of ideas and coalitions of interest that exist at a transnational level and actively work towards certain desired outcomes, public or private, state and non-state actors, enormous variety of forms. International organizations operate in a sphere that transcends (beyond the range or limit of) the state system. International regime: term used to understand international cooperation. Steven krasner (1983): implicit or explicit principles, norms, rules and decision-making procedures around which actors" expectations converge in a given area of international relations : example: the international human rights regime , not an organization itself, but often involves organizations. Originated as a way of understanding international cooperation. Stephen krasner (1983) is credited with popularizing the term. He defines regimes as implicit or explicit principles, norms, rules and decision- making procedures around which actors" expectations converge in a given area of international relations.